MLB Player News

Peterson is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

He will sit for the second time in three days as Gordon Beckham mans second and Ender Inciarte leads off against lefty Jaime Garcia. The 26-year-old Peterson has posted a respectable .753 OPS in 68 games, but the lack of power or speed hurts his fantasy appeal, and the hot-hitting Inciarte could steals more starts in the leadoff spot moving forward.

McMahon, 21, is batting .353 with two home runs and 11 RBI in his last 10 games for Double-A Hartford.

After struggling for virtually the entire season, McMahon has finally started hitting the ball. Perhaps most importantly, he has more walks (7) than strikeouts (5) over these last 10 contests, indicating that he is seeing the ball much better of late. His average has risen to .243 on the year.

Asche is out of the lineup Thursday against the Giants, the Philly Voice's Ryan Lawrence reports.

The Phillies will try the combination of Jimmy Paredes and Tyler Goeddel in the outfield corners Thursday. Even though Asche has been in the lineup pretty frequently this season, it would seem that Aaron Altherr and Odubel Herrera are the only outfielders who can be assured five or six starts each week going forward, as they have the best chance of profiling as contributors on the next winning Phillies team.

Arenado went 2-for-3 with his 27th homer, a walk, three RBI and three runs against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

He was lifted for a pinch hitter late with the game well in hand, or Arenado could have added even more to that sparkling line. He's now tied injured teammate Trevor Story for the National League lead in homers with 27, and his 82 RBI are good enough to lead the senior circuit. Considering how much contact Arenado makes and how thunderous it tends to be, it's stunning that he's been such a low-BABIP hitter (.272 this year, .287 in his career) despite playing in Coors Field for half his games. At some point in future seasons, more hits are going to start falling in for Arenado, and he's going to start contending for Triple Crown.

LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with a homer, a walk, two RBI and two runs against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Fantasy owners who ignored the veteran second baseman in drafts this season have to be regretting it, as he's now hitting a spicy .324 with an .865 OPS -- both career highs. The homer (his seventh of the season) also established a new career mark for LeMahieu, although fantasy owners who were counting on him to steal bases have been rewarded with only nine. Still, that's quite forgivable, considering the guy has a legitimate shot at scoring 100 runs this year.

Peterson is not in the starting lineup for the Braves on Wednesday.

Peterson will get the day off as Gordon Beckham leads off and plays second base for the Braves. The 26-year-old has played well in the leadoff spot for Atlanta over his last 10 games, hitting .286 with eight walks in 35 at-bats. Expect Peterson back in the lineup Thursday as the Braves face Ryan Vogelsong and the Pirates.

Segura is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.

It looks to be nothing more than a rare day off for Segura, who went 1-for-5 in Tuesday's loss to Washington. Arizona will go with Brandon Drury at second base, and he'll hit seventh in the order.

Rendon went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and three RBI in Monday's blowout win over the Diamondbacks.

Rendon now owns a five-game hitting streak, four of which have included an extra-base hit, with seven RBI and just one strikeout over the mini-hot streak. His OPS is now up to .779, a 72-point improvement over last season.

Reynolds hit a three-run homer as part of a 2-for-4 game in Monday's loss to the Yankees.

For all Reynolds's struggles in his first stint, he did manage a .419 slugging percentage behind six extra-base hits over 27 games. He also struck out Monday, and his 32.3 percent strikeout rate was his major limiting factor in his previous stint with the Mets. He has great power for a middle infielder; the question is if he'll make enough contact for it to matter.

Reynolds was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.

Reynolds will return from Triple-A for the first time since before the All-Star break, when he was optioned to make room on the roster for Jose Reyes. He'll immediately slot into Monday's lineup, batting seventh and playing shortstop.